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ˆˆ‹ˆˆ Durée: 3 heures OFFICE DU BACCALAUREAT Séries -L2 Coef. 4 E. mail : office@ucad.edu.sn Série : L1a Coef. 2 Site web: officedubac.sn Série: L1b Coef. 3 LANGUE VIVANTE I Epreuve du 1er groupe

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African governments are confronting unemployment in many different ways. In Senegal, with 200,000 Senegalese joining the labor market each year, a programme was launched in February 2013 to create 30,000 jobs within a year. The African Development Bank is financing -employment programs for youth and women.

Youths account for 60% 5

Africa, the youth unemployment rate is 25% but is even greater in Botswana, the Republic of Congo, Senegal, and South Africa, among others. With 200 million people aged between 15 and

24, Africa has the largest population of young people in the world, they added. In most African

countries, youth unemployment is twice higher than that of adults, notes the African Development Bank. Young women feel the effects of unemployment even more sharply than young men. The 10 African Development Bank found that in most countries in sub-Saharan Africa and all of those in

North Africa, it is easier for men to get jobs than it is for women, even if they have the same skills

and experiences. are underemployed in informal sectors. Many young African university graduates are doing menial 15 stitution considers underemployment a problem serious enough to deserve greater attention, since it masks the of the youth are either self-employed or contribu20 report. exploding. The analogy draws attention to the consequences of high youth unemployment in a continent where about 10-12 million young people join the labor 25 Africa, the Arab Spring has shown that a lack of employment opportunities can undermine social By Kingsey Ighobor from Africa Renewal: Special Edition on youth 2017

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Séries: L1a-L1b--L2

LANGUE VIVANTE I Epreuve du 1er groupe

I. READING COMPREHENSION (08 marks)

A. Match the statements in column A with their equivalents in the text in column B. (2x1= 2 pts)

Column A Column B

En Afrique, beaucoup de diplômés de

sont sous-employés. 1-

Le chômage peut fragiliser la cohésion

nationale. 2-

B. What do the underlined words refer to in the text? (0.5 X 2 = 1 pt)

3- It (parag.3): ____________________________________________________________

4- The analogy (parag.4): __________________________________________________

C. Fill in the chart below with facts and figures from the text. (0.5 X 3 = 1.5 pts) Youth unemployment in Africa

Figures Facts

5- _____ Joblessness in Africa

6- _____ Joblessness in North Africa

70% 7-____________________

D- These statements are FALSE. Justify them with relevant information from the text. (1 X 2 = 2 pts)

8. In Africa, there is no gender discrimination in the job market.

Justification: ____________________________________________________________

9. Youth unemployment is not a real menace to national stability in Africa.

Justification: ____________________________________________________________ E- Experts and Institutions have different opinions about youth unemployment in Africa. Match

them in the table below. One option does not apply: (0.5 X 5 = 1.5 pts)

Experts and institutions Opinions

10-Alexander Chikwanda A-African countries deal with youth unemployment differently.

11-Brookings Institution B-Youth joblessness is a menace in Africa.

12-The author C-There are more young people in Africa than in any other

continent.

D-Young Africans who get jobs are not well paid.

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LANGUE VIVANTE I Epreuve du 1er groupe Your answers: (just the letters) 10=______ 11=______ 12=______ II. LINGUISTIC AND COMMUNICATIVE COMPETENCE (06 marks) F. Complete the passage below with suitable words derived from the ones in brackets. (0.5 X 4 = 2 pts) The large number of low-paying jobs and unemployment illustrate the (13) ______________ (vulnerable) of young job seekers in the African labor market. Such a situation can cause social (14) _______________ (stability). If left uncontrolled, youth unemployment can have serious social consequences because (15) _______________ (employed) young people tend to feel excluded from society. In fact, youth (16) ________ (jobless) can lead to anxiety and lack of hope. G. Complete meaningfully this conversation between two young university graduates who have just got jobs. (2 pts)

Fatu: Congrats, Modu! I heard you got a job!

Modu: Thanks, Fatu! Fortunately, a good one that matches my expectations.

Fatu: Boy, how (17 ) _________________ you are!

Modu: How about you? Have you (18)__________ anything yet? Fatu: Well, unlike you, (19) __________________________________________________ .

Modu: Sorry about that but

H. Match the notions in (B) with the statements in (A). (0.5 X 4 = 2 marks)

Regret Fact Prohibition Suggestion Opinion

(A) Statements (B) Notions

20. show that those in vulnerable

employment and the under-employed are socially marginalized. ____________

21. Youth unemployment seems to be without solutions in Africa. However, a

number of African governments keep on making efforts to solve this problem. ____________

22. What about providing African university graduates with decent jobs? ____________

23. It is really a pity that some been able to

reduce youth unemployment. ____________ III. WRITING: Choose one topic and write about 200 words on it. (6 pts)

TOPIC 1:

to be for illegal immigration. Write a dialogue in which you try to dissuade him from going abroad. TOPIC 2: One of your friends who has come back to Senegal after her graduation from a prestigious European university finds it difficult to get a job. She writes an email to ask for advice. Write her back to tell her what to do.quotesdbs_dbs19.pdfusesText_25

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